Coutts: the king’s bank at the centre of a free-speech storm

The closure of Nigel Farage’s account sparks a debate about a lender’s power to remove clients.

Coutts finds itself uncomfortably thrust into the spotlight after deciding to cut ties with one of the country’s most divisive and combative figures, Nigel Farage.
Coutts finds itself uncomfortably thrust into the spotlight after deciding to cut ties with one of the country’s most divisive and combative figures, Nigel Farage.Foto: Frederick Florin/AFP/NTB
Publisert 24. July 2023, kl. 11.07Oppdatert 24. July 2023, kl. 11.07
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